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We go deeper into the claims Quincy Jones made later in his life, but we also discuss one of the most important music and entertainment figures of the 20th century. And as always, your voicemails, texts, DMs, and emails and more.
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1 October 2026, 7:05 am - 49 minutes 39 secondsQuincy Jones: True or False? His Wild Life and the Stories Behind His Wildest Claims
Quincy Jones brought truth through music. We heard what America really felt like in the albums he produced, and in the films he scored. At the end of his life he made wild claims; that Michael Jackson was a thief (“he stole a lot of songs”), that the Beatles were frauds (“no-playing motherfu*ckers”), and that he knows “who killed Kennedy” in part because of his relationship with Frank Sinatra. In this episode we dive into these crimes—-musical and otherwise—to determine if arguably the greatest producer who ever lived, the man who claimed “all I’ve ever done is tell the truth," was, in fact, telling us the truth.
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29 September 2026, 7:05 am - 35 minutes 19 secondsLil’ Peep (Rewind): A new hip-hop and emo fusion; trap beats, tender lyrics, too much Xanax and an overdose that’s still mysterious.
Lil’ Peep was a once-in-a-generation talent. Poised to become a new Cobain, Bowie or Dylan, but whose life was cut short by an overdose that’s still mysterious. Depression, anxiety and a unique fusion of hip-hop, emo, grime and raw, empathetic lyrics resulted in a deep connection to fans that in the end, may have done him in at the tender age of 21.
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This episode was originally published on March 9, 2021.
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27 September 2026, 7:05 am - 35 minutes 51 secondsBonus: Real “Emo” Notes from the Punk Rock Museum, DIY Recording, and More Bobby Fuller
Notes on the emotional impact from Jake’s trip to the Punk Rock Museum, Bobby Fuller and DIY recording recs, plus your voicemails, texts, dms, and emails on how Bobby died and more.
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24 September 2026, 7:05 am - 46 minutes 46 secondsBobby Fuller: Who Killed Bobby Fuller?
How did Bobby Fuller die? Ask four different people and you’ll get four different answers. Wikipedia will tell you that Bobby’s death was an “accident”. The LAPD will tell you Bobby committed suicide. YouTube will tell you a lot of things with big, dumb sensationalized thumbnails, but in the end, won’t really tell you anything at all. The rock ‘n’ roll history books––all but one anyway––will tell you that Bobby Fuller’s death is an unsolvable mystery. They’re wrong. Bobby Fuller’s death is completely solvable, and by the time you finish listening to this episode you’ll know exactly how Bobby Fuller died, who killed him, and why.
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22 September 2026, 7:05 am - 36 minutes 22 secondsTravis Scott and Astroworld: The Devil Went Down to Houston (Rewind)
Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld music festival turned out to be a deadly disaster. Was it greed? Satanism? Or was something even more mysterious and evil behind the events that took the lives of ten concertgoers and injured and traumatized many others?
This episode was originally published on October 1, 2024.
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20 September 2026, 6:05 am - 32 minutes 59 secondsBonus: Mysterious Crosby Cowboy, Robin Thicke Bank Robbery, and More
Surprise! David Crosby isn’t who we thought he was. Same goes for Robin Thicke apparently as well. Lil’ Wayne though? What about Wayne Coyne? All of this and more plus your voicemails, texts, DMs, emails, and more in this week’s bonus After Party episode of Disgraceland.
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17 September 2026, 7:05 am - 34 minutes 48 secondsDavid Crosby: The Folk Singer Who Became an FBI Fugitive
The man who made sweet, soft, harmonious music with Stephen Stills and Neil Young was actually a crazy rock ‘n’ roll animal. Listen to hear how David Crosby wound up addicted, escaped authorities, and went on the lam.
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This previously exclusive episode was originally published on May 22, 2025.
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15 September 2026, 7:05 am - 41 minutes 9 secondsBlink-182: Tom Was Right. Aliens Exist. (Rewind)
Everyone thought Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge was a joke, until he proved them all wrong. This is the story of government control, aliens, an arrest, a plane crash, a cancer diagnosis, redemption, and (of course) anti-authority punk rock.
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This episode was originally published on January 28, 2025.
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13 September 2026, 7:04 am - 31 minutes 46 secondsBonus Episode: Another Biopic Bites the Dust
What good is a Queen biopic if it reveals nothing real about Freddie Mercury? Are biopics just Marvel movies for music lovers? This and more, plus your voicemails, text, dms, and emails in this week’s After Party bonus episode.
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10 September 2026, 7:05 am - 41 minutes 50 secondsQueen: Will the Real Freddie Mercury Please Stand Up?
Queen is one of the biggest-selling bands in music history, and Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the highest-grossing biopics of all time. But did the movie give us a true portrait of Freddie Mercury – or is the real story so debauched, so insane, that it borders on unbelievable?
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